bumpier; bumpiest
1
: having or covered with bumps
2
a
: marked by bumps or jolts
b
: marked by or full of difficulties
Examples of bumpy in a Sentence
The road is very bumpy.
the bumpy skin of a cucumber
The flight was very bumpy.
The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
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Starting a retinol or continuing your retinol journey can be a bumpy process, literally and figuratively.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
After a bumpy rollout, the tax was overhauled for the 2024 tax year.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Bottom line Barring a materially positive update out of the trade talks with China, or the war with Iran, the road ahead is likely to get a little bumpier.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 May 2026
But passenger activity decreased in 2024 and 2025, and the ongoing 12-month trends suggest that 2026 could be a bumpy year as well for San Jose Airport.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026
After a bumpy rollout, the tax was overhauled for the 2024 tax year.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Bottom line Barring a materially positive update out of the trade talks with China, or the war with Iran, the road ahead is likely to get a little bumpier.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 May 2026
But passenger activity decreased in 2024 and 2025, and the ongoing 12-month trends suggest that 2026 could be a bumpy year as well for San Jose Airport.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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